PlayStation 3 banned in British prisons
{{date|April 6, 2007}}
[[Image:Sony PlayStation 3.jpg|right|thumb|The PlayStation 3.]]

[[w:Sony|Sony]]'s [[w:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]] Entertainment System has been banned in [[Portal:United Kingdom|British]] prisons. One of its key features is built in [[w:Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]] which has the ability to send radio signals. To prevent prisoners from sending messages about jail breaks and other possible violations, it has been banned.

"The Sony PlayStation 3 was barred from the prison estate because of the equipment's ability to send and receive radio signals," said British Home Secretary [[w:John Reid|John Reid]].

The PlayStation 3 was launched in the United Kingdom last month. A similar ban was put in for Sony's [[w:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] which was alleged that inmates could use it to look at pornography.

==Sources==
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The PlayStation 3.

Sony's PlayStation 3 Entertainment System has been banned in British prisons. One of its key features is built in Wi-Fi which has the ability to send radio signals. To prevent prisoners from sending messages about jail breaks and other possible violations, it has been banned.

"The Sony PlayStation 3 was barred from the prison estate because of the equipment's ability to send and receive radio signals," said British Home Secretary John Reid.

The PlayStation 3 was launched in the United Kingdom last month. A similar ban was put in for Sony's PlayStation 2 which was alleged that inmates could use it to look at pornography.
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